Le Serpent

I really enjoyed the show. I wasn't too bothered by those constant time jumps while those seemed to have annoyed quite a lot of people. But those accents...Jenna Coleman speaking french especially. I'm french myself so this really annoyed me. Why didn't they just cast someone who actually speaks the language?! I like Jenna Coleman, but I think she's just not a great fit here. Otherwise great production.

Excellent, gripping drama. Well acted throughout. The story would be unbelievable if it were not true! Some reviews have pointed out the frequent timeline jumping. I personally found that watching it as a "box set" seemed to lessen that feeling. A refreshing change to see a work of such high quality from BBC these days!

The series is suspenseful, but what really irritated the hell out of me is van Knippenberg's accent when he speaks Dutch, there would've been several really good Dutch actors that could've pkayed his part. A big let down for my concern.

I liked the suspense of the show, and the real story is pretty fascinating, but as others have pointed out, the time line jumps around too much and Rahim's acting is flat for playing someone who was supposed to have been charismatic. It also cracks me up that so many people on here complain about Brits playing Dutch and French Canadians but no one seems to care that the real-life Sobhraj is Asian (Vietnamese and Sindhi), and Rahim clearly is not. I found it irritating that the show's characters constantly make reference to him being or appearing Asian but Rahim doesn't look Asian at all (because he isn't). I guess he gets a pass because he's a native French speaker? Come on! You can't tell me there aren't French-speaking Asian actors out there.

Thrilling show. Really gets me in the feeling of the 70's.

Only disappointing thing is 'knippenberg' speaking Dutch. Why not choose a Dutch actor for this role, or just skip the speaking bad Dutch part.